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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
THE VARIETY STAGE.
A Song and Dance Man Who Says
His Occupation is Like That of
OthelIO.

''The old-time song and dance negro
and the German business don't go on
the stage any more except in the
cheap museums and the one-night towns
on the road"
The speaker, a bright young fellow,
dressed in a somewhat loud full suit,
and who is no mean song and dance
performer himself, scarcely repreSsed
his disgust as he spoke to a New York
Mail and Express reporter.
There seems to be good deal of the
variety business done still" the reporter
Ventured.
but it isn't what it used to be, and
even if it were it wouldn't be appreci-
ated Now, some years ago there were
some bright teams doing variety bust
ness. ''Billy" Seaman was in an Irish
team; Hoey of 'Parlor Match fame, was
in an eccentric team; Billy Barry was
doing negro business, Charley Ellis was
doing Dutch business, Delhanty and
Hengler were doing a genteel darkey
act, Hugh Fay was doing an Irish turn,
and even Ed Harrigan and Tony Hart
were not above doing a little variety
business; and there were a score more
of them.
You don't see any of them on the va
riety stage now. Some of them are dead
and the rest are doing what they call
legitimate Even Pat Rooney and the
Kernels have got plays and are
not variety actors any more. The
first take-down the variety business
got was when plays like
The Tourists came. Now they
sandwich the variety acts, such as they
are, right i'll their dramas, and variety
theaters are not necessary"
But wouldn't you got into the same
business yourself if you received an
offer?"
''Would l? Would duck swim?
Well, | should calculate. I'm waiting
for Just such snap. Ta-taw
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
THE FATAL FOLDING-BED.
How it Ruined the Reputation of
an Innocent Man and Drove
Him to Drink.
Chicago News

Chicago News.
An expression of profound gloom on
the face of a friend led to inquiries
which elected tale of sorrow and suf
fering 'Do L look mOurnful?" he
asked. do | bear the appearance of
man whose soul has been entered by the
iron of adversely? Well, that's the way
| feel.
s.You know, [ moved day before yes
terday. Well, hurt by the unfeeling re-
marks of my late landlady and the fact
that she retained my trunk Gas a gage
d'amour, SUPPOSE | sought the seclu-
sion of West side boarding house. The
room is pleasant and the man who oc-
cupeS the other half very nice fellow.
Night before last L went home early,
and when ready my new chum boldly
approached an innocent-looking piece
for time let in with right and left and
brought to view comfortable bed. |
had never seen a folding-bed before,
and was little astonished. However,
made no remarks but turned in. Last
night my chum was out, and L didn't
know what to do. | lOafed around the
room, now and then casting a glance
at the folded bed and admiring it's COM
pactness and air of gentility, but some
how did not feel like tackling it all
by myself. But it had to be done. l
remembered that my chum had first
lifted up the top. did that. But when
let go it came back with slam that
started the baby owned by the second
floor front into wild symphony of
woe. Then L sat down and thought.
To gain time on the bed L undressed.
Say, did it strike you as chilly last
night? No? Well, it was. Indeed
it was cold. The combination of that
fact and my abbreviated costume urged
me to renew the attack. This time [
pushed the top past the center of the
spring, and when released it went ON
with noise lohSi enough to arouse the
pug in the room across the hall. By
that time | was reckless. | seized a
strap and pulled. The whole thing be-
gan to come. L strapped it half way
and considered. Considering was hard
work. So was holding. l pulled. 1t
came, and went; But it didn't go far
enough, and the bed caught me. The
dreamed he was at home.
''Well, when got out and took an
inventory l was minus considerable
skin. but the accession of eyebrow bal
anced things. The bed was open, but
the middle was below the average. But
l was too impatient to be particular.
With considerable emphasis l turned
out the gas and rolled in. As soon as |
hit the bed it shut up-that is, as close
as it could. 1t was close enough. For
about ten minutes / would have snapped
places with any of the seven anar-
chists and given him odds. When 1
got out of that place there was not
enough left of the bed-clothes to make
a respectable bandage. know, because
tried it. What l suffered you will
never know.
'This morning the landlady informed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
JUDGE GRINNELL's NERVE.
He Isn't Afraid OF the Toughest
Anarchist That Eats Pie With a
Knifa

Speaking of Judge Grinnen, reminds
me that there is about as fearless man
as ever lived. His friends said he was
taking great risks when he prosecuted
the anarchists, and well-informed per-
sons knew that he incurred even greater
risks when he followed up the county
thieves so remOrseleSsly. said a lawyer
to a Chicago Herald reporter. Some
of these thieves were desperate men,
and had for tools and associates
thugs and SluggerS. 1t would have
been worth good deal to the hard
pressed county hooters if they could
have gotten Grinnell out of the way at
the proper moment. There was the
danger that some desperate friend of
the public piundererS would seek to
help the cause of those unwOrthieS by
stab in tine dark or a shot from under
cover, leaving the responsibility to
entire by the anarchist sympathizers.
This danger was so great that every
body recognized it-eyerybody but Grin
nell himself. He refused guard, and
came and went as his duties called, at
all hours Of the night, quite alone. He
did not know what fear was. He never
did know. For weeks he was kept I'M
der the espionage of the hired agents of
the county ring and knew that his every
movement was being reported to the
enemy. but he was not in the least wor-
ried by this, nor by the hundreds of
anonymous letters which came to him
i'll the mails, promising death by dyna-
mite, by poison, by dagger, by burning,
by being carved into steaks, and by
various other cheerful methods. Be
two 1.-Two irf-
threats, laborS. responsibilities and re-
porters. Mr.. Grinnell has had merry
life of it. In one phase of his work he
fOu n it necessary to OutWit the spies of
the gang. and that was in holding con-
ferenceS with certain important wit
neSSes. In spite of all the cutenesS of
the thieves and their detectives, Mr. Grin
nell did manage to see important wit
nesses without the enemy getting so
much as even an inkling of the fact.
One of his rendezvous for this purpose
was the bachelor apartments of a friend,
situated on the North side, near La
Sale avenue. There Mr.. Grinnell met
more than one witness. and other rooms
and offices were used for the same pur-
pose. How Mr.. Grinnell managed to
elude the sharp eyes of the men who
were following him is his own business.
but the discounted detectives say
their pursuit of the states attorney uSUI-
ally came to an end at the county build
ing. Once inside that gloomy pile he
managed to get out unseen by those who
were employed to follow him. The
county building and city hall together
have dozen or more exits. and the ia
cilities for reaching them by elevators
and corridors are SO various as to quite
discourage the industrious and some
times useful detective.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
BRAGG FOR MEXICO.

There seems TO be very good reason
for believing that Gen. BRAGG, of Wis
cOnsin, will be appointed minister to
Mexico. While it will be urged that the
appointment should be made from a
state sustaining more intimate trade re-
lations with Mexico, it should be re-
membered that this country, through
legislative stupidity. has no trade with
Mexico worth speaking of.
1t has too frequently been the case
that the mission to Mexico has been oc-
cupied by men who regarded it simply
in the light of a comfortable sinecure,
and who did nothing TO bring the two
countries nearer together. In fact,
since the time that Gen. STRoTHERs re-
ceived the appointment as consul gen.
eral to Mexico and delighted the cOun-
try with his Porte CrayOn sketches.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
Troubled by RemOrse.

NEW YORK, Dec. SIN June last
Mary Jane Cox, Brooklyn domestic.
died from a dose of rat poison, and it
was supposed that she committed
suicide The same night John Delaney,
a hotel employee, surrendered himself,
confessing that he murdered the girl,
giving her the poison, as he told her, to
relieve her of the results of an indiscre-
ton. He subsequently denied the
story. and the grand jury failed to in
dict him. He seems to have been
haunted by his crime, and has made
several approaches to confession since
Last night he surrendered himself
again, and the police have to-day Sc
cured much evidence in confirmation of
his story.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
A Boys AWFUL CRIME.
he Places a Young Companion on a
Hot Stove,
AND LITERALLY ROASTS HIM.
The Fidelity Bank Cause.-The General
Record of Criminal
News.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., Dec. 5.-A norri
BILE case of cruelty occurred this even
ing in the Juvenile dormitory Of the Nun
of Kenmare's st. Joseph's home. Fred
erick Riley, an incorrigible youngster of
ten years, took Thomas Jones, another
inmate aged four years, to the kitchen,
where he gagged him with handker-
chief, and then, after removing the
child's pants, deliberately placed him
upon red-hot range and held him there.
The boys were not missed until the odor
of burning flesh was noticed by Sister
Mary Evangelist. She hurried to the
kitchen and rescued the victim, who
cannot survive his injuries. His tor
mentor showed no signs of remorse
when arrested.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
A Saloon RlOWun.

CUTLER, Ind, Dec. Sat an early
hour yesterday morning tremendous
explosion occurred in Stevenson Broth
ers' saloon. Giant powder in oyster
cans had been placed under the build
ing and over the cans were piled heavy
sent crashing through the building,
tearing window frames from the walls.
The saloon floor was completely uplift-
ed. The sides of the building were
forced out four feet at the bottom and
sleepers, 2X10, were twisted and torn to
splinters like pine shingles. The large
stove was forced through the ceiling,
and not bottle on the show bar was
left unsmashed. The loss will exceed
$500
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
SNYDER is DEAD.
The Indiana Walker Gets a Rest
at Last.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec. 5.-John
Owen Snyder. better known as the
walking Wonder" died yesterday at
his home at WilIgrOve, Blackford
county. For nearly three years previ-
Gus to his death Snyder was impelled,
as he said, by some mysterious force, to
walk constantly and he took his meals
while continuing the ceaseless tramp.
He slept but little, generally in a chair,
but the minute he woke he started
walking. He made the tour of the mu-
seums in the country recently, which
melted him handsome sum.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
gO-DAY'S WEATHER.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT, ST.
PAUL. Dec. q. 1915 a. m.-Indications for
the twenty-four hours commencing at a. m.
TODAY: For ST Paul, Minneapolis and
vicinity: Generally warmer and fair weather,
followed by colder and light local SHOWS, and
light to fresh variable winds. For Mime
sofa: Slightly warmer fair weather, followed
by colder and local SHOWS and light TO fresh
variable winds. For Eastern and Central
Dakota: Light local SHOWS, followed by
colder fair weather and light to fresh variable
winds.
GENERAL. OBSERVATIONS.
ST. PAUL. Dee. 5.-The following observa-
lions were made al s As D. m, local time:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
An Improvement on the Last.

st. James journal.
W. r. Merriam will be the nominee of
the Republican state convention next
year to succeed Gov. McGill. The lines
are being laid to that end, and laid by
those who own the party. Mr.. Merriam
would make a good governor, and his
selection great improvement on the
one made by the last state convention.
Our only objection to Mr.. Merriam will
be the manner of his success. When
the st. Paul crowd starts in after any
thing it makes complete job of it. If
they take up good man the people of
the state are thankful, if they fake UP a
bad man they are also Observation-Disclosures
it might have been worse.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
Winding Up a Bank.

TORONTO. Dec. 5.-An order for the
winding up of the affairs of the Cen
trail bank was made to-day on applica-
ton of one of the creditors, and a
liquidator appointed. The total llabili-
ties of J. W. Gale 81 Co., wholesale dry
goods dealers, are 1894, ZOO, of which
S120,000 is owing to Canadian creditors.
1t is said the assets exceed the liabili-
ties by $65, 900, and it is believed salts
factory arrangement will be arrived at,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
A Bomb Thrown.

New YORK, Dec. 5.-While John
Feeney, a policeman at Union Hill, n.
j., was in saloon at that place yester-
day, bomb was thrown into the saloon
and exploded under table at which
fore. Feeney is the officer who inter-
fered with the anarchist meeting some
Sundays ago and arrested Tuben, one
of the anarchists.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06

me that, had she known 1 was subject
refused the admittance that gave me
chance to ruin the reputation of her
boarding house. As [ left the house
the boarders poked.their heads out and
whispered That's him; he had 'em bad
last night and similar encouraging re-
marks. No, l won't go back. 1t
wouldn't be any use. Furthermore,
Pm going to change my politics. Two
years ago had lots of money and was
prosperous. became prOhibitionist,
and have had hard luck ever since.
Henceforth | am for whisky, and plenty
OF it. GoOd-by."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
An Incendiary Speech.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. Sat mass
meeting last night of the Knights of
Labor, Philip Rappaport, a leader of
the socialistic element, made very in
cendiary speech, concluding with the
sentiment that if the laboring men
wanted their rights they must fight for
them If it produced revolution. He was
answered by John Mahoney, colOred
Knight, who denounced the sentiment
amid many demonstrations of approval.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
The Billiard Tournament.

Mallette won his game in the cushion
carom tournament at the Standard
billiard hall last evening by the shortest
number of innings yet recorded, his
average being 81. His competitor,
Bensinger, made but 50 points. while he
was getting 20, marked by runs of Is,
and 9, the latter being the number re-
quired to run out the game. Waterman
and Cohen played long but close game
of GO points, the former winning by
caroms, his highest run being the same
figure. Considerable money changed
hands on the first game of the evening,
Bensinger backing himself freely to
beat Mallette at the odds, 70 to 60.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
1t Took Three Rounds.

NASHUA, n. H., Dec. 5.-Eldridge
Putnam and G. Savage, cotton mill EN-
ployes, fought to settle an old grudge
yesterday. Putnam was knocked sense
less in the third round. He is in bad
condition. Savage and the referee were
afterward arrested, and Putnam was
also taken into custody as soon as he
recovered consciousness.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
Great Is Civil Service Reform.

An employe in the Quartermaster
generals Office failed to secure the nee
essary mark of IS in his examination.
and yet the quartermaster general says
that he hasn't clerk in his office who
can perform the d utieS required of the
man, who didn't know as much about
books as he did about the business to
which he had devoted his entire atten-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
In Tbirtv-Seven Rounds

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 5.-James Wal
lace, colored, of Baltimore, and Samuel
Ellis, of this city, fought with bare
knuckles yesterday mornin in the pres
ence of few spectators. Both fought
well for thirtyseven rounds, when Wal
lace was knocked out by blow in the
stomach and Ellis was given the fight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
Drunken Policemen,

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 5.-At Nicho-
Iasyille, KY, Friday night, the police
got drunk and tried to demolish every
saloon in town. Chief Smith and Night
Waterman Beard went together into the
fine saloon of John Dickerson. They
smashed the furniture, broke the bottles
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
ADueI Arranged.

New YORK. Dec. 5.-The statement
is published that duel has been ar
ranged between Herman Alexander, of
the New York Zeitung, and Alexander
Neuman, of the New York Stats Zeit-
ung, growing out of an alleged insult
offered by the latter to young lady on
Saturday evening. The time fixed for
the affair is not definitely known.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06

and mirrors and shot out the lights.
From this they went to Adcock'S and
wrecked it. Smith smashed the show
windows with his bare fist. Adcock APP
peared with shotgun and they took
their departure. Then they began fir
ing and shot through window in Will
lam Busch's house. Smith has been
suspended from duty, but nothing has
been done with Beard,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
Laying for Him.

st. Vincent News Era.
Another Illustration of the bonndless
enterprise of the St. Paul GLOBE is its
issue i'll pamphlet form of letters from
settlers in Dakota. giving their expert
ence in that wonderful territory; and
f free d3 fn g0tten up tF p9ok Is
makes us tired with his surprises; but
we are laying for him and expect to get
away with HIM with our Christmas is
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
Deadly Chinese Feud.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.-The de-
tectives have learned that the murder
of Chinaman named Lee Wy, in Chi
natown the other night, is the result of
one of those deadly feudS carried
on by Chinese in this country. The
Sam Jup company, large and power
full organization, which made its own
laws for the Chinese belonging to it,
split some time ago into two factions
called the 30 Sin Seer and the Kie Sin
Seer. Some highbiuders of the Kie Sin
Seer faction killed two men of the Bo
Sin Seer, and that faction commissioned
a truSty cut-thrOat named Leon All
Tick to ayenge the slaughter of its MEM
berS. Leon All Tick Killed Lee Wy,
who happened to be the first Kie Sin
Seer man who came in range of his
pistol. After the latter murder a party
from the Kie Sin Seer went to the head
quarters of the DO Sin Seer faction and,
tearing down the sign over the door,
chopped it into pieces. This is consid-
cred the greatest indignity that can be
offered q highbinders' organization. and
can only be wiped out by blood.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
Fresh From the People.

NUrIHWtsI NDWS.
Congressman Macdonald, Rice and
Wilson have quarters near each other in
Washington. Their influence will be a
new one at Washington in Northwest
ern affairs. They come fresh from the
people, and the good they can do for
Minnesota and Dakota in relieving the
people from the tyranny of bossism Of
a personal kind cannot be estimated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
Herr MOst's Case.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Her Most was
to have been sentenced this morning,
but when the case was reached Mr..
Howe, counsel for the anarchist, asked
to have the case postponed, as he de-
sired to ask for new trial and had not
yet had time to fully prepare his argu-
ment. The motion will be argued
Thursday next.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
A Well Defined Difference.

Duluth Faragrapher.
What is the difference between the
two old parties did you ask? Well, my
boy, there are good many differences.
One of them is as to who shall hold the
offices. You see, the offices in this
country are so shy that they
have to be held, and then some
times they jerk so. like Sparks
did, that they get out of fellows
grasp. But the only difference l wish
to impress upon you now is thas when
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
A PIuckY WOmnn.

New YORK, Dec. 5.-NIrs. Abbie
lister, of 112 East Twenty-second street,
found young man ransaeking her
apartments last night. She grabbed
him and held him until a policeman
came. He gave the name of Fred Shell
don, and is said to be an expert second
story thief,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
No Idle Daliiance,
Washington Post.

washington Post
An overwhelming majority of Demo
Gratis favor the retention of most of the
internal revenue taxes, an enlarged free
list, and high duties on luxuries and low
duties on necessarieS. This is the plat
form OF the Democratic party, and he
who is not for the principle is against
the party. He who does not cheerfully
and heartily support measure of relief
on this line does not merit the conf
dence of the party and should receive
no encouragement from its leaders.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
DOnnelly and Sullivan.

st. James Journal.
And they have just heard of Ignatius
DOnnelly in England, and want to know
who he is. With America boss prize
fighter. however, they are thoroughly
acquainted, and turn out in lots of
1900 TO receive him,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
Overlooked.

MISSOURI htPuDIlCHn.
In trotting out possible Republican
presidential tickets, rather strange that
the happy combination of Jay Gould, of
New York, and Leland Stanford, of
California, has not been suggested.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
No Place For Flies.

Wahpeton Oak.) Times.
The DAILY GLOBES Dakota edition
in pamphlet form is a beauty and a
stroke of enterprise greatly benefting
Dakota. In the language of John Dill
lon, Its cold day when the flies r0ost
NJ the DAILY GLOBE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06

THE Republican senators made no opposi-
ton to the admission of TURPE, of Indiana,
yesterday. We congratulate the grave and
reverend seigniors upon an unusual display of
oounu,o,, canso
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06
Killed nv an Outlaw.

AToKA, 1. T., Dec. 5.-Deputy United
States Marshal StOkely was killed near
here yesterday by an outlaw, James
Lowery, who was in turn killed by
StOkely's posse. Stokely attempted to
arrest LoWery for highway robbery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06

the Republicans are in they work by
the job with perquisites furnished,
while the Democrats work by the piece
and board themselves. The great ques-
ton, my boy, is one of domestic tran
quillity and board bill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06

SENATOR PALMER, of Michigan, has pre-
pared an excellent little bill designed to keep
anarchists and their kind out of the country.
1t would be useless for the senator to run for
Office in certain portions of Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06

EX-PREsIDENT ROBERT GARRETT, now max
ing the grand tour, is said to be getting much
better. The attending physician has proba-
bly, noticed that he has once more taken in
terest in his trousers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-06

IF OUR esteemed friend and former fellow
citizen, CHARLIE TRUMAN, captures the con-
gressional restaurant, his experience with
Western thirst will be a valuable one to him.